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The Count of Monte Cristo

Alexandre Dumas

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Jan 07, 2023 Laura (Reading is a Doing Word) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: all-time-favourites, classics-trad-and-modern, french, 2023-read

I first read this in French in 1999/2000 and immediately fell in love - even through the barrier of a second language.
This re-read just cemented for me how much I love this book and why.
Edmond Dantes is envied and hated by a small group of peers and rivals. They conspire to have him arrested and he is unjustly imprisoned for fourteen years.
The story examines Dantes' confusion, despair, education, renewal and ascendancy. Upon finally escaping his prison he is bent on revenge -a complex, insidious ...more

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Jul 13, 2011 Anna Kļaviņa rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: made-into-a-film, read-in-2011, rakstnieks, classic, historical-fiction, 1001books, europe

Truly generous men are always ready to feel compassion when their enemy’s misfortune exceeds the bounds of their hatred.

Amazing story. I should have read it years ago when my mom told me to

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Aug 21, 2013 ULa rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: alexandre-dumas, obral, fly-me-to-the-moon

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Nov 02, 2014 Alexander rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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The Count of Monte Christo is the single greatest revenge adventure of all time. It's a deeply slow burn, but so worth every moment. I'm a massive fan of the detail and exploration of contemporary life across Europe.

The story itself has such highs and lows, but Dumas is a master of getting everything tied together at the end. This classic novel is well worth dedicating the time needed to read it. ...more

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